Error message when starting WM

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We have an Exchange 2000 server that we run IM through. The clients are a
mixture of WOK Prof and XP Prof. I have 2 XP Prof client that can't start
WM. They get the following message: 'This application has failed to start
because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the
application may fix this problem.' I have tried to reinstall the IM but I
keep getting the same error message. I am trying to install V5.0 for XP.

Thank you for any and all help that is given.


Bill Williams

 

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Greetings Bill,

How exactly are you reinstalling? Instead of removing/installing, with Windows Messenger 5
*installed*, download and run the setup executable again:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=77c3799f-6388-4193-8002-be55584c1ac1

After the setup procedure starts you'll be prompted to simply "Repair" the installation, do
so and this should correct this for you.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"Bill Williams" <wew108@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> We have an Exchange 2000 server that we run IM through. The clients are a mixture of WOK
> Prof and XP Prof. I have 2 XP Prof client that can't start WM. They get the following
> message: 'This application has failed to start because the application configuration is
> incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.' I have tried to reinstall
> the IM but I keep getting the same error message. I am trying to install V5.0 for XP.
>
> Thank you for any and all help that is given.
>
>
> Bill Williams
>